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Continuously Reinforced Concrete Pavement with Asphalt Top Layer or Surface Texture from Diamond Grinding- the Trial Site on Motorway A94

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For many years, the traffic volumes and percentage of heavy traffic on German roads and motorways have steadily increased and this trend is expected to continue in the future. To guarantee mobility in the future, road construction with a maximum service life and a minimum of necessary maintenance are needed....

Restrained Shrinkage Cracking of Continuously Reinforced Self-Consolidating Concrete Roads

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Continuously Reinforced Concrete Pavements (CRCP) are designed in such a way that the longitudinal reinforcement limits the widths of the transverse cracks in the pavement in order to prevent the water, chemicals and deicing salts from penetrating into the pavement. Self-Consolidating Concrete (SCC) is a new and innovative concrete type,...

Skid Resistance Properties of Concrete Pavement Surfaces in Tunnels

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Skid resistance properties of concrete pavement surfaces in tunnels are measured with the dynamic measuring device TRT on a regular basis in the Czech Republic. Measurements are usually carried out before and after putting the tunnel into operation and then approximately once a year; the skid resistance is also measured...

A 32-Year-Old CRCP only with a New Porous Asphalt Top Layer still Fit for the Future

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The A76 is the corridor between the Ruhr area (Germany) and Antwerp (Belgium) in the southern part of the Netherlands. It was built in 1985. Because the asphalt pavement failed as a result of a geological fault in the subsurface, a CRCP with a toplayer of porous asphalt was chosen....

Effect of Curling Behavior on Surface Smoothness of Continuously Reinforced Concrete Pavement

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The curling behavior of the continuously reinforced concrete pavement (CRCP) under environmental loads was analyzed by measuring vertical displacements at a number of different longitudinal and transverse locations, and the relationship between the surface smoothness and curling behavior was investigated. Two different crack spacings were selected and at each discrete...

Recent Developments in the Design and Construction of CRCP Towards a More Durable Concept

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The technique of continuously reinforced concrete for pavement construction is being applied in Belgium since the 1960s. The original design underwent several changes over time, sometimes for economic reasons but mostly in order to improve the long term behaviour of the pavements. Today there are still possibilities for further optimisation,...

Comparison of Two Rehabilitation Worksites of Motorways Single Versus Double Layered CRCP

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The technique of continuously reinforced concrete is used in Belgium for the construction or rehabilitation of heavily trafficked motorway sections. Since a few years, double layered CRCP is being considered in order to improve the rolling noise characteristics of the surface. In this paper, two worksites where CRCP was used,...

Experimental Short Continuously Reinforced Concrete Pavement Crack Pattern and Load Transfer Efficiency Across Cracks

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As a proposed long-term pavement solution for bus stops and corridors in highly urbanized areas, four experimental short continuously reinforced concrete pavement (CRCP) sections with different percentages of longitudinal steel were built in São Paulo, Brazil. The pavement sections are only 50 meters long each, a short constructive length in...

Advancing the Use of Continuously Reinforced Concrete Pavement in the USA

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The use of continuously reinforced concrete pavement (CRCP) is enjoying a renaissance in the United States (USA). CRCP has the potential to provide a long-term, “zero-maintenance,” service life under heavy traffic loadings and challenging environmental conditions, provided proper design and quality construction practices are utilized. In the USA, the Federal...

Long Life CRCP

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Continuously reinforced concrete pavement (CRCP) has been constructed on major highways in several countries since the 1940’s. A large majority of these pavements have carried very heavy truck traffic but required low maintenance. Some have experienced problems due to inadequate design, support, and construction. This paper focuses on factors that...

New CRCP Designs in the UK

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The paper presents the main findings of a 3-year project to develop new designs and specifications for continuously reinforced concrete pavement (CRCP). The performance and design parameters investigated were surface cracking, the concrete strength, and the foundation. The effects of these parameters on the structural integrity and durability of CRCP...

Continuously Reinforced Concrete Pavement for Combined Tram – Busway in Gent, Belgium

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The project concerns the design and supervision of construction for the realisation of a new combined tramway and bus lane linking the main railway station of Gent (Belgium) with the exhibition halls at Flanders Expo. Fundamental criteria for the design included the durability of the pavement, a pleasing appearance compatible...